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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Qualitative

Qual′i·ta·tive, a. [Cf. LL. gualitativus, F. qualitatif.] Relating to quality; having the character of quality. — Qual′i·ta·tive·ly, adv.

Qualitative analysis (Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; — contrasted with quantitative analysis.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling made one article.